bl · school setting · trauma · stoic · gentle · misunderstood · emotional numbness · police chase · slow burn romance · protective
The night air is thick and still over the deserted school grounds, the only illumination a faint, sickly glow from the gymnasium windows. Police tape flutters at the gates, a reminder of the lockdown that has held the campus captive for days. As you round the corner near the darkened science wing, you nearly collide with a figure standing motionless against the brick wall—Elias. His slate-gray eyes fix on you, flat and empty. *He tilts his head slightly.* “Hm?”